Kenyan Stacy Ndiwa won the women’s portion of the 38th Los Angeles Marathon Sunday and claimed a $10,000 bonus by finishing ahead of men’s winner Jemal Yimer of Ethiopia.
The elite women started 18 minutes, 19 seconds ahead of the elite men for the race’s Morgan & Morgan Marathon Chase. The time difference is based on a calculation of the differences in lifetime finishes among the top seeded entrants.
The 30-year-old Ndiwa crossed the finish line about 32 seconds before the 26-year-old Yimer. She finished with an unofficial time of 2:31, while Yimer’s unofficial winning time was 2:13:13.58.
The chase was part of the marathon from 2004 to 2014, with women winning seven times and men four. It was discontinued in 2015 when the race served as the USA Marathon Championships. It was revived last year with Delvine Meringor becoming the eighth female winner.
Ethiopia took the top two spots in the men’s race, with 37-year-old Yemane Tsegay finishing second in a time of 2:14:06.95.
For the women, Kenya claimed the top three spots as Martha Akeno finished second at 2:34:25.68 and Grace Kahura was third at 2:38:15.67.
Source: NBC Los Angeles
